#698 National Register Nomination

After months of fun research reminiscent of thesis-writing days, we drafted our 30-page national register nomination based on Criterion C: Architecture.

We included as much of the home's
historic background as we could uncover. And we described the many architectural details exemplifying the Craftsman Bungalow including exposed rafters in open eaves, low-pitched gable roofs
with wide overhangs, and prominent front porch with tapered stone
columns.

If approved, ours would be the first building in Aurora and the first private residence in our county to be listed. Three commercial buildings in Lawrence County are already listed. The national register is an honorary designation and we hope we will be approved to move forward at the August 19 meeting. But if we aren't, we like the idea of creating documentation for this home that means so much to us and we like the idea of raising historic preservation awareness.